Kind
hearted Callum’s wish is granted
By Enda
Mullen
Big-hearted
Callum Finnegan has put his own health troubles to one side to concentrate
of helping other sick children...More
Gypsy
Caravan Revival
By Cillian
O'Brien
The
traditional craft of gypsy caravan construction
is alive and well in the Midlands.
Talented Irish craftsman, Jim, is producing
beautiful handcrafted wagons from his workshop
in Studley, Warwickshire. Jim Slynn is
a coachbuilder and carver, and his family
have been making different types of wagons
for generations...More
The
Harp joins
forces with Ryanair
By Cillian
O'Brien
Flying
nuns were out in force when a contingent of sisters from
St Francis' Church in Birmingham took to the skies courtesy
of Ryanair and The Harp on Tuesday February 27th...More
Irish
nurse leads the way
By Enda
Mullen
A NURSE who gained
much of her specialist experience in Ireland is heading
a pioneering new unit caring for elderly people with Alzheimers
and dementia in Solihull...More
Carlow
“Through
the waters of time”
By Brendan
Mulvey
My
play on the title of that wistful overture by the late Australian
singer Slim Dusty to “The pub with no beer” introduces
the subject of my story this month. This is the perhaps never
envisaged demise of the traditional pub in rural Ireland – and
not just in country areas but also in villages and smaller
towns outside Dublin and other major cities and centres of
population...More |
